Published 13 July 2017 by Caroline Grellier

Nearly five months that our material maker is in Africa with Termatière, her bio-sourced materials company. The key moments upon her return.

Published 11 July 2017 by Nicolas Barrial

Conceived at the Green Fab Lab in Barcelona and currently in crowdfunding, Aquapioneers is an aquaponics kit for all pioneers of agriculture above ground.

Published 11 July 2017

The most powerful MRI medical scanner in the world, equipped with a magnet weighing more than 130 tons, was presented on July 6 by the NeuroSpin institute, a research center dedicated to human brain imaging.

Published 10 July 2017 by Caroline Grellier

The cliché of Africa, one digital revolution behind, is not for her. At 27, the “serial maker” has co-founded Baby Lab, a third place in Abidjan, and created her own brand of recycled jewelry.

Published 10 July 2017 by Antoine KiK

Antoine Bonnet aka KiK, circuit-bender, maker artist in electronics, DIYbio, textile and sound design had just died. We were about to publish his first column. Here it is as a tribute.

Published 6 July 2017 by Ewen Chardronnet

The second edition of Border Sessions, the festival at the frontiers of technology, was held in The Hague on June 28-30. In its own friendly way, it pushes us to think “out of the box”.

Published 4 July 2017

The European Parliament voted this July 4 in favor of a report destined to make goods longer-lasting and easier to repair.

Published 4 July 2017

The architecture made from mycelium proposed by Aleksi Vesaluoma with Grown Structures could enable to design solid structures, durable and respectful of the environment.

Published 3 July 2017 by Caroline Grellier

The makers of Ecoteclab are into low-tech and sustainable development. We were with them in June at their monthly DIY workshop to create an instrument that measures the wind.

Published 29 June 2017 by la rédaction

They organized in May a seminar on biohacking in healthcare. Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou and Jérôme Avom explain the potential of open science for developing countries.

Published 27 June 2017 by Annick Rivoire

The media darling and cofounder of La Paillasse biohacklab in Paris has resigned, now replaced by Hacene Lahreche. For French fablabs, this change marks the end of the “sandbox” era.

Published 27 June 2017 by Caroline Grellier

Visiting the coders of Ayiyikoh in Abidjan, who have been defending open source since 2014 for the autonomy of economics in Africa. The fablab is training the young in code and entrepreneurship.

Published 22 June 2017 by la rédaction

As the heatwave drags on, let’s take action! To keep cool without going broke, follow our guide to the best DIY tutorials to beat the heat.

Published 20 June 2017 by la rédaction

This is our summer guide to holiday camps for coders, tinkerers, biohackers… Travel through our map featuring 16 points of interest, from Denmark to Sicily.

Published 20 June 2017 by Cherise Fong

In Yokohama on August 31 and September 1, an artificial intelligence tournament invites contestants to develop manipulative impostor bots.

Published 20 June 2017

Chinese scientists have just established a record distance for quantum teleportation, 1,200km apart. A step further for data protection.

Published 19 June 2017 by David Rochelet

Less than a quarter of the population in Cameroon has access to internet. EduAir is developing a solution to distribute digital content for education.

Published 13 June 2017 by la rédaction

Cracked Labs, an independent Austrian institute, published a vast enquiry on digital data trading. An enlightening picture.

Published 13 June 2017 by Ewen Chardronnet

L’exposition «Imprimer le monde» est visible jusqu'au 19 juin au Centre Pompidou à Paris. Un panorama de l’impression 3D dans l’art et le design contemporains.

Published 13 June 2017 by Cherise Fong

The movement is picking up speed, from San Francisco to Abu Dhabi, from Nestlé to Ikea, from governments to communities. In Japan, the tiny village of Kamikatsu, is leading the way toward zero waste.